U.S.-Brazil Business Mission

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1 U.S.-Brazil Business Mission August 28 - September 2, 2011 and Brazil MISSION DESCRIPTION The Brazil U.S. Business Council, with its partners the International Trade Administration, the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, and the Brazilian National Confederation of Industries, through its Market Development Cooperator Project Export Green: Growing SME exports to Brazil, is organizing a trade mission to Brazil, August 28- September 02, 2011, in conjunction with the Green Building Conference trade fair in São Paulo, Brazil, August 29-31, The 2011 Green Building Trade Mission program will include a trade fair and technical visit to selected sights. The Trade Mission to Brazil will add another dimension to the event by providing companies with the opportunity to conduct business-to-business meetings with firms in Brazil. The trade mission is designed to U.S. SMEs from green technologies industries with growing potential in Brazil, including, but not limited to, best prospects related to green building, such as water treatment and energy control systems. The combination of the Green Building Conference and the trade mission in Brazil will provide participants with substantive knowledge and strategies for entering or expanding their business in the Brazilian growing green tech market. PRELIMINARY AGENDA Sunday, August 28, Brazil 4:00 5:30p.m. Welcome Reception Orientation meeting and coffee-break Blue Tree Hotel Paulista Monet Conference Room Rua Peixoto Gomide, 707 CEP: SP Monday, August 29 1

2 Green Building Brasil Conferência & Expo :00 9:00 a.m. Country Briefing 9:00 a.m. Depart to the Green Building Conference FECOMERCIO Rua Dr. Plínio Barreto, Bela Vista 9:30 a.m. 10:00a.m. Tour of Conference site 9:20 a.m. 05:40 p.m. GBC Preliminary Agenda 9:00 a.m. Opening of the Green Building Brasil Conferência & Expo :20 a.m. Market expectations and the evolution of the Green Building movement in the world 10:00 a.m. Demystifying the cost barrier - International Certification Cases: the construction cost of less than or equal to traditional construction 10:40 a.m. Coffee-break 11:00 a.m. How is the Brazilian Government encouraging sustainable construction? Examples of projects and public policy 11:40 a.m. Case study and Project Coca Cola for :20 p.m. Green infrastructure: Green Building concepts used in highways, airports, bridges and other infrastructure projects 1:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Establishment of the Métrica Comum de Reduções de Emissões nas Edificações Verdes 2:40 p.m. Case study: Certificação do Forum do Meio Ambiente de Brasília 3:20 p.m. International case study: New York Times Headquarters- LEED Platinum 4:00 p.m. Coffee-break 4:20 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:40 p.m Concluding 1st day activities Agenda available at: 6:30 p.m. Return to Hotel Meet in the Conference Lobby Tuesday, August 30 7:30 a.m. Delegation Departs for Gold Key Service meetings 2

3 12:00 1:00 p.m. Lunch 6:00 p.m. Arrive at the hotel 6:30 p.m. Depart Hotel for Cocktail event 7:30 p.m. Cocktail at American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Rua da Paz, 1431 Chácara Santo Amaro, 9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel Wednesday, August 31 7:30 a.m. Depart Hotel for FECOMERCIO 8:00 a.m. Depart to the technical visit on exclusive buses Visit to one selected certificated venture 12:30 p.m. Lunch 4:00 p.m. Return from the technical visit and depart to the airport Transportation will be provided to Congonhas airport after delegation adjournment Flight to Suggested flight: Wednesday, August 31 Tam #JJ 3948, Congonhas Airport, to Santos Dumont Airport, Depart at 6:00 p.m. Arrive at 7:04 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Arrival at Santos Dumont Airport 7:10 7:40 p.m. Transportation to the Hotel Windsor Atlantica Hotel Avenida Atlantica, 1020, Leme 3

4 -RJ 8:30-9:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Real Astoria Restaurant Avenida Reporter Nestor Moreira, 11 Botafogo, Thursday, September 1st Rio Green Building Conference Windsor Atlantica Hotel or Edificio Cidade Nova 9:00-9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks Member of the Delegation 9:15-10:00 a.m. The Brazilian Green Building Market: How to navigate the procurement process Representative from AECOM Representative from Camargo Correa Representative from the Brazilian Green Building Council Representative Ministry of Environment or Development 10:05-11:20 a.m. Hosting the First "Green Olympics" in History: The Road Ahead 11:20-11:30 a.m. Break Secretary of Environment of the State of Representative from Municipal Olympic Authority 11:35-1:00 p.m. Incentives for Building Green in Rio 1:00-2:30 p.m. Keynote Luncheon TBD Felipe Góes, Secretary of Development of the City of Rio de Janeiro* Julio Bueno, Secretary of Development of the State of Rio de Janeiro* Representative from Queiroz Galvao Representative from Odebrecht 4

5 2:30-3:15 p.m. Building the First USGBC-Certified Building in : Lessons Learned CEO Braco 4:00-6:00 p.m. Site Visit to the Edifício Cidade Nova Rua Ulisses Guimaraes, 565 Cidade Nova, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Return to Hotel 7:30-8:00p.m. Depart hotel to Dinner Meet at Windsor Atlantica Hotel Lobby 8:00-10:00 p.m. Dinner Mr. Lam* Rua Maria Angelica, 21 Lagoa, Friday, September 2nd 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Visit to Port of Rio * Pending Confirmation Delegation Adjournment Transportation to airport will be available after delegation adjournment upon request 5